Guatemala: Chiquimula

Chiquimula is where my grandpa grew up when he was young. It was way cool to go and see the place where he lived a long time ago. I know I took pictures of the city, but apparently I don't have them anymore, so I'm not sure if I accidentally deleted them or what. :( Sorry... But anyways, it was sooooo hot and we wanted to go swimming, so we went to this swimming pool, where there was no one but us! It was so refreshing and way awesome! Driving back home, we saw this place that had coconut milk and watermelon so we stopped to have some. Alex and I didn't really like the coconut but the watermelon was delicious! So good, except I spilled on my shirt (typical me, I know).

Guatemala: The Beach... :)

On Monday, we went to this remote beach because Alex and Derick wanted to go surfing. It was kind of private because we had to get in a motor boat to get there. When we arrived at the beach, there was absolutely no one else there. It was so mesmerizing to be able to just look out at the water and feel it rushing over your toes. It was so nice and peaceful. There was a surfing place where the two guys who taught the lessons were at. It was such an awesome little shack. The lessons were really cheap and way chill, which is funny to think about, because in the U.S., there are so many rules and anything like that would be way expensive.

Guatemala: Antigua

So, I think on Sunday we went to Antigua. It was like decided as the most beautiful place on earth (by whoever decides those type of things) and I'm gonna have to agree that it was absolutely amazing! :) Mostly we just walked around and saw everything and of course did a little shopping ! There isn't much explanation and a picture is worth a thousand words...

Guatemala: La Capital and the Temple

We went to la capital and went shopping in Mercado Central. That's where I bought a lot of my stuff including a Guatemalan barbie, cool bags, tons of bracelets, and even a Guatemalan chess set I gave to my brother! We also went back to the Catholic church, because we hadn't been in it very long before, and we also wanted to go in this other part that you had to pay to get in. It was such a pretty place! We also went to la Capital again, but this time with Alex and Derick. We spent a little more time there. We also got a chance to do most of our shopping at Mercado Central, which was probably one of my favorite parts. I even bought a Guatemalan barbie there! :D After that we went to the Guatemala City temple, which was beautiful! We even saw some missionaries there, so we took the chance of someone taking a picture of our whole group...anywhere else, someone would have stolen our cameras. I can't remember if this day was Sunday or not, but on Sunday we went to a sacrament meeting in a church and we got to see the church that my mom went to before and then we also got to see the church where my grandma first felt the spirit, which later caused for her to be baptized. So cool. :)